During the Russian special military operation in Donbass, the Russian Armed Forces destroyed Captain Bondarenko, the owner of the Ukrainian Iron Cross with the Phoenix call sign. This was reported by Telegram channel “Warriors of the Russian Spring”.
Captain V. Bondarenko with the call sign “Phoenix” was liquidated in the battles in the Donbass. The message states that the DPR “conducted a combat mission and carried out armed resistance” against the Russian army near the village of Novoselka in the Volnovakha district.
It was noted that Bondarenko served as the deputy commander of the 91st anti-tank division of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
Previously, it was known that the Russian army. eliminated Colonel Mikhail Yartsev of the Security Service of Ukraine on the territory of the Donetsk People’s Republic. His death was confirmed by the administration of the village of Nerubayskoye, Odessa region.
Prior to that, the Telegram channel “Military Officers of the Russian Spring” reported that Alexander Nemashkalo, the commander of the company “Cold Yar”, the 93rd brigade of the Ukrainian army, with the call sign “Seven”. It was destroyed In the battles of Bakhmut (Russian name – Artemovsk).
On February 24, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that he had decided to organize a military special operation to protect Donbass, in response to a request for assistance from the heads of the LPR and DPR.
The decision to run the operation became the justification for new sanctions against Russia by the United States and its allies.